Letters to the Editor category, Page 126
Letter to the editor: Praise for Allegheny Valley Hospital rehab program
I was recently a recipient of the services of Allegheny Valley Hospital’s rehab program. I want to share my experience in a facility that sometimes gets a negative response. I want to commend the doctor, physician assistants, therapy department, nurses and nurses’ aides, the cleaning staff, the transport staff, radiology...
Letter to the editor: Keeping Trump off the ballot
The crimes that President Trump is accused of committing, we’ve known about for seven (Stormy Daniels) to 2½ (Capitol riot) years. Yet these low-life Democratic DAs are bringing charges to keep Trump tied up in court a year before the election. C’mon, we weren’t born yesterday. In my opinion, this...
Letter to the editor: DOJ, FBI influence on election
In 1939, FDR signed the Hatch Act into law. The purpose of the act was to protect federal workers from political influences so they could do their jobs effectively. The act also prohibited all federal employees from engaging in politics while on the job. Certain categories of federal employees are...
Letter to the editor: Biden worse than Trump?
I still haven’t picked myself up off the ground after reading the letter “Trump, Biden, DeSantis, Kennedy all bad candidates” (Aug. 22, TribLIVE). I suggest that Democrats, Republicans and independents all read this letter. And I am certain that the vast majority will have the same chilling reaction that I...
Letter to the editor: A look back at the good old climate days
Every day we hear breathless commentary that one or another weather phenomenon — record heat, cold, tropical storm in California, fires, drought, etc. — have not happened for decades. Eureka! Our government’s efforts to roll back the climate clock is working. Climate czar John Kerry is popping champagne (the good...
Letter to the editor: Let’s solve problems like theft, border
The president and his administration need to prioritize and address problems of this country. They waste time talking about doing away with dishwashers, stoves and other crazy things and yet they ignore important issues. Inflation is costing consumers too much to buy products, and now some costs are being driven...
Letter to the editor: Oppose EATS Act, protect animals
The recently introduced Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act (HR 4417/S 2019) is not only a dangerous step backward for animal welfare, but an unconstitutional affront to states’ rights and American society at large. I urge my fellow Pennsylvanians and animal lovers to speak out against the EATS Act and...
Letter to the editor: Why language programs are important
I was saddened to read that West Virginia University is terminating its language program (“West Virginia University would end world language majors, continue Spanish, Chinese instruction,” Aug. 29, TribLIVE). President E. Gordon Gee felt that you could learn the languages with an app. I am a German native and a...
Letter to the editor: Slow climate impact for children’s sake
On Monday, my seventh grader was home from the Pittsburgh Public Schools because of heat. I grew up in Miami, where the classrooms often had no air conditioning, and we never had a heat day. Was there a remote-learning day in Pittsburgh last year because of snow? I don’t remember...
Letter to the editor: Key facts, context on Pitt’s health studies
The recent studies conducted by the University of Pittsburgh, alongside sensationalized headlines, have created unnecessary confusion about the safety of natural gas development (“Fracking study points to health costs,” Aug. 24, TribLIVE). As an industry built on scientific research and facts, let us set the record on the studies’ actual...
Letter to the editor: Exposing harm of ECT
I want to alert your readers who may have had the procedure called ECT/electroshock that there is a national product liability suit around ECT devices. One of the experts for plaintiffs in this case is the NFL expert Dr. Bennet Omalu, who identified chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in NFL head...
Letter to the editor: MAGAs can display their hero’s mug shot
I have been told that there was a time when the walls of coal miners’ patch homes held pictures of two much-admired men of that almost forgotten era. Then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt was one, and United Mine Workers union head John L. Lewis was the other. I never personally saw...
Letter to the editor: Spino deserves vote for Greensburg mayor
Residents of the city of Greensburg will elect a mayor Nov. 7. G. Domenic Spino is running for the position. He is a dedicated, passionate and honest candidate. Dom serves humbly, like his parents. His father, the late Dr. Pascal D. Spino, was just a pure joy to be around....
Letter to the editor: Jail for the leading candidate?
What surprises me most is how average Democrats seem perfectly fine with our government attempting to jail the leading opposition candidate. Thomas Wagner Murrysville...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for Morabito in Allegheny Township
We have lived in Allegheny Township for 32 years. We believe Supervisor Jamie Morabito is the best thing that has happened to our township in a number of years. He has infused new blood and new ideas into this stagnant township. Community Days was a great success thanks to his...
Letter to the editor: Find humane solutions to deer problems
Shame on Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and City Council member Barb Warwick for orchestrating the cull of deer in Frick Park (“Pittsburgh looking to allow limited deer hunting in some city parks,” Aug. 29, TribLIVE). I am a native of Somerset County, and some of my earliest memories are of...
Letter to the editor: Government excess in Maui
The federal government response to the Maui wildfires has been abhorrent. DHS/FEMA personnel are being housed in 5-star luxury resorts, where the lowest cost for a room at one of them is $1,300 per night. They are spending at least $200,000 per night for Washington bureaucrats to be housed. Why...
Letter to the editor: West Deer priorities
Where are the priorities in West Deer? Infrastructure seems to have been overlooked in many areas within the township. It’s 2023 and there are residents that have no access to public water or natural gas, and some have not had their roads reconstructed or properly repaired for more than 20...
Letter to the editor: We need an honest president
Our country has been blessed with country-loving leadership until recently. We, until recent times, believed in justice. If you commit the crime, then do the time. I would submit to you the following examples of poor leadership. President Trump knew on Jan. 5, 2021, that some citizens were spoiling for...
Letter to the editor: Are Amazon’s jobs worth its baggage?
When I read the article “Westmoreland officials hopeful Amazon warehouse portends future growth” (Aug. 16, TribLIVE), I had mixed feelings. New jobs for the area are always welcome. On the other hand, Amazon comes with baggage. Its anti-union stance is legendary. The workers in New York voted for a union...
Letter to the editor: Better under Trump or Biden?
Tangible is real, not imaginary. Be honest: Were you better under President Trump or President Biden? This should be an easy answer. A tangible vote in 2024 is crucial for our country. God bless America — we need it. Regis Farrell Greensburg...
Sounding off: Books, police, inflation, war on carbon among week’s topics
On books, whose beliefs matter more? When I read the article “‘It’s a small number of people who are very loud’: Local libraries grapple with book challenges, bans” (Aug. 22, TribLIVE), I was somewhat taken back by the headline and further by the story. The story described how the number...
Letter to the editor: Ward correct on vouchers
In response to the letter “Waiting on Ward’s action on budget” (July 30, TribLIVE) I’d like to set the record straight. The writer is from Fair Districts PA, which I consider to be a left-wing advocacy group. In my opinion, the organization advocates for districts beneficial to Democrats. Monopolies aren’t...
Letter to the editor: Preserving land of the free
The Biden administration, the D.C. bureaucratic swamp and the sympathetic left-wing mainstream media, following their slippery slope toward Marxist socialism, have been repeatedly telling us that: 1. Our southern border is not open and is secure. 2. Bidenomics has improved our economy and reduced food, fuel, housing and living expenses....
Letter to the editor: Why so much firepower in Garfield?
By the Tribune-Review’s account, thousands of rounds were expended to get Garfield resident William Hardison to surrender (“Garfield shooter’s instability, extreme ideology likely contributed to violent confrontation,” Aug. 25, TribLIVE). Luckily, no policemen or residents were killed/injured, but the damage to the residents’ peace of mind and their homes is...
